prise

/pɹaɪz/

noun

  1. 1

    The cost required to gain possession of something.

  2. 2

    The cost of an action or deed.

    I paid a high price for my folly.
  3. 3

    Value; estimation; excellence; worth.

noun

  1. 1

    An enterprise or adventure.

verb

  1. 1

    To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

noun

  1. 1

    That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

  2. 2

    Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.

  3. 3

    An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.

  4. 4

    That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.

  5. 5

    Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.

  6. 6

    A contest for a reward; competition.

  7. 7

    A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

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